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First Nation chiefs share safety concerns amid wildfire evacuations in northwestern Ontario
As wildfire evacuees from northwestern Ontario settle in at their accommodations in the southern part of the province, ...
Hundreds of First Nations members travel to Queen’s Park to protest Ontario mining bill
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government moved to shut down debate on a mining law known as Bill 5, despite an angry backlash ...
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Ontario First Nations groups slam mining-focused Bill 5
The proposed law aims to accelerate mining development and create First Nations-led special economic zones such as for the ...
To access Ring of Fire, Ontario needs to build a road. Internal docs say it’s years away
Unless it sidesteps the planning process, Ontario won't be able to start building the road until 2028. Critics say that shows recent legislation isn't about the Ring of Fire.
First Nations threaten highway blockages over Ford government’s Bill 5
First Nation leaders have already signalled that the Ford government's efforts have fallen flat with Indigenous communities, which are now preparing for confrontation.
In the centre of Ontario's drug crisis, Fort William First Nation fights for new facility
After declaring a state of emergency over its toxic drug crisis last summer, Fort William First Nation, just south of Thunder ...
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‘First Nations land will be eradicated,’ Indigenous leaders rally at Queens Park, call on Doug Ford to pause Bill 5
First Nations chiefs warn that their lands will be ‘eradicated’ as they rallied in Queen’s Park Monday afternoon to fight against Bill 5.
Nipissing First Nation leads rally against Ontario’s Bill 5
About 70 people gathered before MPP Vic Fedeli’s office on North Bay’s Main Street today to protest the province’s proposed ...
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Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 unanimous in opposition to the passing of Ontario Bill C-5
KENORA - NEWS - Throughout the Spring National Assembly in Niisaachewan First Nation the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 ...
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Deer Lake, Webequie First Nations in Ontario’s north declare wildfire emergency
Webequie First Nation, about 540 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont., declared a state of emergency on Thursday because of ...
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Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred ...
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First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen's Park
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controversial mining bill despite the protests of several hundred ...